In
August' 2000 Delhi based Sigma Corporation,
Freudenberg Germany & NOK Japan formed a joint venture
company, Sigma Freudenberg NOK Pvt. Ltd.(SFN)
to manufacture the Freudenberg & NOK range of seals in India and
to act as a sole marketing arm of both partners for their products
manufactured worldwide in India.

This
joint venture in India is closing one of the last gaps in the international
set up of the Freudenberg NOK Group of Companies, since it is the
28th country and the 46th factory to manufacture the sealing range
of their products.

Plant at Basma-Mohali

Plant at Mohali-Chandigarh

Being the unchallenged market leader in sealing
technology, the Freudenberg & NOK, group of companies together
with their Indian partner, Sigma will bring the latest technology
in design, material, application engineering and production to India
to support their Indian customers with state of the art seals, giving
them a competitive edge in a more and more competitive environment.

Freudenberg
& NOK will support the company with all know how available and
guarantee the implementation with a full time Technical Director from
Germany, having more than 30 years experience in other group companies
world wide. The core team of the factory has been trained in Germany
for 6 months and the sales engineers have been intensively trained
by experienced design Engineers from Freudenberg & NOK.

Shop Floors at Mohali
Plant

Shop Floors at Basma Plant

Production started in November' 2001 and will continue to increase
over the next years. Together with the trading business, Sigma Freudenberg
NOK (SFN) will be able to offer a unique range of seals for every
kind of application in the Engineering Industry.

Access to all R&D centres within
the group leads to the best and most economical solutions for the
Indian customers. The involvement of Sigma Freudenberg NOK from the
first design step onwards gives the customer, access to the worldwide
knowhow of the Freudenberg & NOK group, whereas the management
expertise of the Sigma Group ensures the best possible implementation
of the Freudenberg & NOK know how and technology in the Indian
Company.